Phase Transitions & Critical Phenomena Courses and Certifications

Numberphile

A Fake Fields Medal - Interview with Hugo Duminil-Copin

Discover the prestigious Fields Medal through an interview with winner Hugo Duminil-Copin, exploring his mathematical work and the famous prize's significance in mathematics.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

First-Passage Percolation and Related Models 2022

Explore advanced mathematical concepts in first-passage percolation through expert lectures covering geodesics, fluctuations, solvable models, and limiting behaviors.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Solving Random Matrix Models with Positivity - Henry Lin

Explore advanced matrix models, focusing on positivity constraints and loop equations. Learn techniques for solving complex mathematical problems in high-energy physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Learning Ising Models from One, Ten or a Thousand Samples

Explore statistical learning theory and Ising models, focusing on sample complexity and efficient algorithms for learning in high-dimensional settings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Critical Phenomena Through the Lens of the Ising Model by Hugo Duminil-Copin

Explore critical phenomena in the Ising model, a powerful tool for understanding cooperative phenomena in statistical physics, with insights on recent progress in three and four dimensions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Phase Separation in Living Cells by Frank Jülicher

Explore phase separation in cells, from liquid-liquid transitions to active droplets. Discover how these processes impact cellular organization, noise buffering, and chemical reactions, with insights into early life and protein condensate dynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Surface Critical Dynamics and Casimir Forces in a Binary Fluid by Sutapa Roy

Explore critical dynamics and Casimir forces in binary fluids through molecular dynamics simulations, focusing on surface properties, scaling behavior, and correlation functions in confined fluid systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

The Beta to Omega Phase Transition - A Unique Example

Explore the unique beta to omega phase transition in metals, examining its mechanism, pre-transition effects, and recent high-resolution electron microscopy findings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NCCR SwissMAP

An Ising-Type Formulation of the Six-Vertex Model

Explore integrability in condensed matter physics and quantum field theory through an Ising-type formulation of the six-vertex model.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES)

Louis Michel and the Renormalization Group

Explore the impact of Louis Michel's work on renormalization group theory in physics, presented by renowned scientist Slava Rychkov.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Tissue Fluidification in Pathophysiology: Contact Percolation Sets Phase Transitions - Lecture

Explore tissue fluidification in cancer progression, focusing on unjamming transitions, cell motility, and the impact of contact percolation on collective cell behavior and gene expression.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Renormalization Group and Quantum Error Correction in Continuum Networks

Explore renormalization group and quantum error correction in tensor network models, deriving exact equations for wave functional scale dependence and discussing continuum network structures.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Uniqueness and Non-Uniqueness for Percolation on Groups

Explore percolation theory on groups, examining uniqueness and non-uniqueness of infinite clusters and their connections to group-theoretic concepts.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada

2D Percolation Revisited

Explore 2D percolation theory with Fields Medalist Stanislav Smirnov in this IMPA 70th anniversary conference talk. Gain insights into advanced mathematical concepts and recent developments in the field.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

The Ising Model and Its Quantum Interface Dynamics - A Centennial Perspective

Explore quantum Ising model's interface dynamics, examining domain evolution, quantum nucleation, and false-vacuum decay. Discover connections to mathematics and classical statistical physics.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video